As Acacia left, Jurex looked back at Hessa. "I have a map here showing all entrances to his mansion. There's a sewer pipe which travels under the estate, with a trap door leading into the basement. All you have to do is unlock the basement door and stay there; while we handle the assault. Tomorrow, midnight." Turning, the corsairs exited the inn, leaving the girl pondering if her decision had been a wise one.
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The day passed, and night fell quickly. Jurex and his small band entered the sewers and began the short trek through the stench filled pipeline. Enduring the passage in stoic silence, the corsair located the trapdoor and flipped it open without difficulty. Climbing the rickity ladder, he crawled up into the basement of Bassington's mansion.
Once the entire assault force had exited the sewers, Jurex ordered them to wait behind a group of crates. He alone moved forward to the door, and waited for Hessa to arrive. She was not long in arriving, and unlocked the door, glancing into the darkness. She jumped slightly when Jurex hissed at her; "Geddown here quick! And stay put."
The corsairs entered the house quietly, heading toward the main door. Two guards were felled by Jurex's masterful knifework, and he ordered three of his men to keep watch on the area.
Dispatching with the guard on the stairwell, Jurex continued the mission in perfect soon he arrived at the bedroom section, and dispatched his remaining men to kidnap the the family.
Now alone, the corsair hurried to Bassington's office. Using the keys he had taken from Hessa, Jurex entered the room and locked the door behind him. Ignoring the lavish furnishings, the man hurried to the desk, unlocking it. Reams of legal documents, notices and private correspondences lay before him. Stuffing them into a nearby sack, the man turned to the chest on the floor. The key fell into place, the lock turned, and the door fell open. Gold, hundreds of pieces shown brilliantly in the lamplight. The corsair grinned widely. A succesful mission, and a profitable one, to say the least.
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